Michell's Hardy Decorative Flowering Shrubs 
A planting of Shrubs, massed around the boundaries of a garden, 
forms a harmonious background against which the bright-colored 
hardy perennial plants appear to their best advantage. There are 
many suitable locations for planting Shrubs about the home-grounds. 
The house foundation and the angles and corners should be softened 
Hydrangeas, 
Deutzias, and others of a like nature will be found most suitable for 
by Shrubs of medium height. Spireas, 
this purpose. 
ABELIA grandiflora. Bush Arbutus. Small 
shrub of graceful habit, flowering continu- 
ously from July until frost. The blooms 
are small, tubular, white, shaded pink, and 
are borne in clusters, forming a pleasing 
contrast with the shiny, almost evergreen 
foliage. Strong plants, each $1.50. 
ALTHAEA (Hibiscus). Rose of Sharon. 
These thrive almost anywhere, producing 
their bloom from July till September. 
Anemoneflorus. Double; pink. 
Boule de Feu. Double; bright red. 
Jeanne d’Arc. Double; white. 
Purpureus plenus. Double; purple. 
All Althzas, 2 to 3-ft. plants, each 75c. 
ANDROMEDA (Pieris) japonica. Com- 
pact-growing shrub with dark green foliage. 
Bell-shaped, white flowers in early spring. 
Strong plants, each $3.00. 
ARONIA arbutifolia. Red Chokeberry. 
Handsome red berries in the fall. Strong, 
2 to 3-ft. plants, each 75c. 
Azaleas 
A family of dwarf, bushy shrubs bearing a 
great profusion of flowers in the spring. Very 
useful for planting in the shady border or in 
groups by themselves. Succeed best in a 
partially shaded position. 
Ameena. An evergreen variety, literally 
covered with masses of rosy crimson flow- 
ers in late spring. Bushy plants, each $2.00. 
Hinodegiri. Another evergreen variety and 
one of the best, bearing fiery red, single 
flowers in great profusion. Very desirable 
on account of its color. Bushy plants, 
each $2.00. 
Kurume, Pink Pearl. Not a very large 
flower, but produced very freely. Very 
dainty, semi-double, pleasing salmon-rose. 
Strong, bushy plants, each $2.00. 
Ledifolia alba. Robust-growing variety 
with heavy mat-green foliage and large, 
pure white flowers. Strong, young plants, 
each $2.00. 
Mollis, Mixed. A deciduous variety, dwarf 
and bushy. The large flowers are produced 
in clusters on the ends of the shoots in 
May. Mixed colors only, varying from 
pale yellow to the deeper orange and even 
scarlet. Strong plants, each $3.00. 
BRIDAL WREATH. See Spirza prunifolia. 
Buddleia 
Charming. A _ glorious new shrub bear- 
ing throughout the late summer and au- 
tumn elegant long sprays covered with 
lovely Iavender-pink blooms which, com- 
pared with other Buddleias introduced up 
to date, are distinctly pink. For September 
and October flowers we suggest pinching 
off the flower-spikes which develop in July. 
Each 50c. 
Dubonnet. In sunshine and under the Jamp 
it glows almost a true red. The firm 
cylindrical spikes are snugly set with 
individual flowers of good size that do not 
sunburn. The plant is of robust erect 
growth with strong stems. Each 50c. 
Orchid Beauty. New. A _ splendid new 
variety of a soft cattleya-lilac color with a 
brilliant orange eye. Long tapering spikes, 
similar in form and size to the popular 
variety Charming. Each 50c. 
One plant each of the three new Buddleias, $1.25 

90 HENRY F. 

MICHELL CoO., 

Berberis, 
bark and berries. 
CALLICARPA purpurea. Beauty- Berry. 
A beautiful shrub, growing about 3 feet 
high, covered in August with tiny pink- 
tinted flowers, followed in Jate September 
by violet-purple berries. Each 75c. 
CALYCANTHUS floridus. Sweet Shrub. 
Chocolate-colored, double flowers, with a 
peculiarly agreeable odor. Blooms in June. 
2 to 3-ft. plants, each 75c. 
CERCIS chinensis. Judas-Tree; Chinese 
Redbud. A tall, slender-growing shrub, 
developing eventually into a large tree. 
Very early im the spring the leafless 
branches are covered with delicate deep 
pink flowers. 2 to 3-ft. plants, each $1.50. 
CHIONANTHUS virginica. White Fringe. 
In May and June the tree is covered with 
long, fluffy panicles of fine white bloom. 
Strong plants, each $1.00. 
CLETHRA alnifolia. Sweet Pepperbush. 
Shrub of low, dense growth with numerous 
spikes of small, white, fragrant flowers in 
July. Strong plants, each $1.00. 
COTONEASTER Francheti. Rockspray; 
Quinceberry. Upright, densely branched 
spreading shrub. Fruit orange-red. Strong 
pot-grown plants, each $1.00. 
C. horizontalis. Low-growing shrub with 
almost horizontal branches. Small, shiny 
green leaves and orange-red berries pro- 
duced in profusion. Strong, pot-grown 
plants, each $2.00. 
CORNUS. Dogwood. This plant is well 
known. The flowers appear before the fo- 
liage in May and in autumn it takes on a 
rich crimson shade. 
C. alba argenteo-variegata (C. alba ele- 
gantissima). Variegated Dogwood. <A 
beautifully variegated shrub which should 
be planted more freely. Strong, 2 to 3-ft. 
plants, each $1.00. 
C. alba sibirica. Siberian Dogwood. 
Branches bright coral-red, making it quite 
ornamental for winter effects. Strong, 2 
to 3-ft. plants, each 75c. 
C. florida. White-flowering Dogwood. 
Strong, 3 to 4-ft. plants, each $2.00. 
C. florida rubra. Pink-flowering Dogwood. 
3 to 4-ft. plants, each $4.00. 
C. stolonifera flaviramea (C. stolonifera 
lutea). Golden-twigged Dogwood. Bright 
yellow branches in winter. 
3-ft. plants, each 75c. 
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516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
Taller Shrubs, such as Lilacs, Philadelphus, and Althzas, are better 
planted along the sides and at the back of the grounds. Here they 
can be used to give a frame to the property, block out undesirable 
views, and serve as a screen for any purpose desired. Such group 
plantings should be made in the nature of borders, and the Shrubs 
selected and arranged to give a continuance of bloom and pleasing 
foliage combimations, together with a fall and winter colormg of 
CRAB. See Malus. 
CYDONIA japonica. Japan Quince. This 
shrub is a beautiful sight mm early spring 
when covered with cherry-red flowers, 
about the size of an apple blossom. Espe- 
cially desirable as a specimen shrub for 
the Iawn. Extra-strong, 2-ft. plants, 
each 75c. 
DEUTZIA. The Deutzias are among the 
most useful of our summer-flowering 
shrubs. For planting either tndividually 
or In masses, they are very attractive. 
D. gracilis. White flowers. Dwarf, bushy 
habit. 114-ft. plants. 
D. Lemoinei. One of the best dwarf hardy 
shrubs; the flowers are large and are pro- 
duced 1n cone-shaped heads of pure white. 
2 to 3-ft. plants. 
D. scabra candidissima fl.-pl. Abundant 
racemes of double, pure white flowers in 
June. Luxuriant foliage. Fine habit. 3-ft. 
plants. 
D. scabra plena crenata rosea fi.-pl. 
Double white blooms, tinged pink. 3 ft. 
D. scabra, Pride of Rochester. The flow- 
ers, borne in large panicles, are pinkish 
white, with under side of the petals rose. 
June. 3-ft. plants. 
All Deutzias, each 75c. 
DAPHNE Cneorum. Garland Flower. A 
pretty, dwarf, spreading shrub, 6 to 
8 inches high. Valuable for the rockery or 
for the front of the border. Beautiful 
bright pink, sweet-scented flowers early in 
May. Strong plants, each $1.00. Large 
plants, each $1.50. 
DOGWOOD. See Cornus. 
EUONYMUS alatus. Winged Euonymus. 
Small, delicate purplish flowers in late 
spring, followed by attractive red berries 
in the fall. Curtous corky bark. Brilliant 
autumnal foliage. 2 to 3-ft. plants, each 
$1.50. 
EXOCHORDA grandiflora. Pearl-Bush. 
A medium-sized shrub, producing white 
flowers in graceful clusters early in the 
spring. Fime for cut-flowers. Strong, 2 to 
3-ft. plants, each 75c. 
FORSYTHIA. Golden Bells. Bright golden 
yellow, star-shaped flowers that burst into 
bloom just as winter is over and while the 
bush is otherwise bare. 
F. Fortunei. Erect-growing shrub with 
dark green foliage. 
F. intermedia. April. Vigorous grower with 
slender, erect, or arching branches. Con- 
sidered by many as the best of the family.. 
F. spectabilis. Strong, tall-growing shrub 
with very large flowers completely cover- 
ing the stems. Most profuse bloomer of all. 
F. suspensa. Graceful, drooping tendency. 
Frequently planted on banks and slopes. 
Beautiful as specimens or in masses. 
All Forsythias, strong, 3 to 4-ft. plants, each 75c. 
FLOWERING ALMOND. See Prunus. 
FLOWERING CRAB. See Malus. 
GOLDEN BELLS. See Forsythia. 
GOLDEN CHAIN. See Laburnum. 
HYDRANGEA arborescens grandiflora. 
Snowball Hydrangea. Snow-white blooms 
of the largest size, coming into flower in 
early June and lasting until late in August. 
2 to 3-ft. plants, each 75c. 
H. paniculata grandiflora. The large 
panicles of white flowers are at their best 
during August; later they take on a reddish 
cast. These plants look fine used as single 
specimens on the lawn or grouped in large 
beds. Strong, bush form, 2 to 3-ft. plants, 
each 75c. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
